Christopher Kelly
Highlights of the year since Blagojevich's arrest
Dec 08, 2009 17:38 EST
Highlights of the strange year since Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested by FBI. Key events in the year since Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on federal corruption charges:
Brown under fire over election plans
Nov 18, 2009 19:00 EST
Gordon Brown came under fire from members of his own party on Thursday after unveiling a voter-friendly agenda designed to boost their chances at next year's general election.
Brown under fire over election plans
Nov 18, 2009 19:00 EST
Gordon Brown came under fire from members of his own party Thursday after unveiling a voter-friendly agenda designed to boost their chances at next year's general election.
Power broker dropped as defendant from Blago trial
Nov 17, 2009 08:29 EST
Power broker dropped as defendant from Blago trial, former governor's brother may be next. A millionaire power broker who was to go to trial on corruption charges alongside ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was dropped Monday from the list of defendants.
Power broker dropped as defendant from Blago trial
Nov 16, 2009 18:39 EST
Power broker dropped as defendant from Blago trial, former governor's brother may be next. A millionaire power broker who was to go to trial on corruption charges alongside ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was dropped Monday from the list of defendants.
No more duck house: Britain cuts lawmaker expenses
Nov 04, 2009 12:50 EST
No more duck house: Britain cuts lawmaker expenses after scandals over their exorbitant claims. Drain the moat, tear down the duck house, fire the housekeeper. British lawmakers face strict new allowance rules following a scandal over their outrageous expense claims.
No more duck house: Britain cuts lawmaker expenses
Nov 04, 2009 12:35 EST
No more duck house: Britain cuts lawmaker expenses after scandals over their exorbitant claims. Drain the moat, tear down the duck house, fire the housekeeper. British lawmakers face strict new allowance rules following a scandal over their outrageous expense claims.
Tough new rules to curb MPs' expenses
Nov 03, 2009 19:00 EST
MPs will be banned from claiming for home loan repayments and employing family members under new rules unveiled on Wednesday after an expenses scandal which has rocked parliament.
FDA warns P&G over Vicks products with vitamin C
Oct 30, 2009 17:44 EDT
FDA sends warning to P&G over 'illegal marketing' of Vicks products containing vitamin C. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter Friday to Procter & Gamble Co. saying the company was illegally marketing two Vicks cold and flu medicines containing vitamin C.
Crackdown on expenses for lawmakers: reports
Oct 26, 2009 20:00 EDT
Lawmakers will be banned from claiming mortgage interest payments as part of a sweeping overhaul of their expenses system in the wake of a damaging scandal, reports said late Tuesday.
Crackdown on expenses for MPs: reports
Oct 26, 2009 20:00 EDT
MPs will be banned from claiming mortgage interest payments as part of a sweeping overhaul of their expenses system in the wake of a damaging scandal, reports said late Tuesday.
Ex-Blagojevich aide pleads guilty to corruption
Oct 20, 2009 18:21 EDT
Former Blagojevich aide pleads guilty to corruption, may testify against ousted governor. A former chief of staff and longtime friend of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday and promised to cooperate with federal prosecutors in their corruption case against the former governor.
UK lawmakers told to repay disputed expense claims
Oct 13, 2009 12:49 EDT
Britain's lawmakers face demands to repay disputed expense claims amid fresh finance row. First it cost their reputations. Now it'll cost them cash.
Blagojevich blasts prosecutors over friend's death
Sep 16, 2009 16:26 EDT
Blagojevich seizes on friend and fundraiser's apparent suicide to question prosecutors. To hear ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tell it, his war with federal prosecutors now has a casualty.
Police: Ex-Blagojevich aide committed suicide
Sep 15, 2009 17:59 EDT
A former fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to commit suicide last Tuesday after pleading guilty to fraud charges, four days before he died of an apparent overdose, police said Tuesday.
Correction: Blagojevich-Fundraiser story
Sep 15, 2009 12:46 EDT
Correction: Blagojevich-Fundraiser story. In a Sept. 14 story about the death of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief fundraiser, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Christopher Kelly died on the day he was to report to prison. He was to report on Friday, Sept. 18, not Friday, Sept. 11.
Probe into Ill. fundraiser's death looks at drugs
Sep 14, 2009 00:28 EDT
Investigation into death of ex-Ill. governor's former fundraiser focuses on drugs in car. The investigation into the death of the former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich intensified on Sunday as medical examiners completed an autopsy and detectives looked into whether drugs found in the trusted aide's vehicle might have factored into his death.
AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT
Sep 13, 2009 18:29 EDT
AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT. Obama, Congress easing debate on public option, turning attention to insurance regulation
Probe into Ill. fundraiser's death looks at drugs
Sep 13, 2009 18:17 EDT
The investigation into the death of the former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich intensified on Sunday as medical examiners completed an autopsy and detectives looked into whether drugs found in the trusted aide's vehicle might have factored into his death.
Probe into Ill. fundraiser's death looks at drugs
Sep 13, 2009 18:17 EDT
Investigation into death of ex-Ill. governor's former fundraiser focuses on drugs in car. The investigation into the death of the former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich intensified on Sunday as medical examiners completed an autopsy and detectives looked into whether drugs found in the trusted aide's vehicle might have factored into his death.
